CFTC chairman admits regulation must keep up with innovation
Speaking at the digital LA Blockchain Summit, Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, Heath Tarbert, said U.S. regulation lags behind crypto and blockchain. “I would be the...
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BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges
The operator of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, 100x Group, has hired a seasoned Anti-Money Laundering (AML) specialist, Malcolm Wright, as its chief compliance officer. In...
Crypto-friendly Commissioner Quintenz isnât leaving the CFTC this month after all
Among the leadership of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Brian Quintenz is known as one of the leading voices in favor of crypto. His announcement...
The case against BitMEX is a compass pointing towards the future of crypto regulation
Recent years have seen the crypto industry mature across the global economic landscape, but it still runs into high-profile snags. On Oct. 1, the United...
What BitMEX scandal? Bitcoin futures data shows traders focused on $12K
BitMEX used to be the indisputable leader of Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading and if something similar to yesterday’s civil enforcement action were to happen back...
CFTC promises to protect ‘the burgeoning markets for digital assets such as Bitcoin’
On Friday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made a fraudster pay back $7.4 million to investors while vowing to protect the Bitcoin market. Per the CFTC’s announcement,...
Law Decoded: The year of the Crypto Futures Trading Commission, Sept. 25âOct. 2
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the weekâs critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note In a tweet late...
Why the BitMEX charges could be bad news for DeFi
In the aftermath of criminal charges against BitMEX, the crypto community is debating whether the decentralized finance sector is also set to face the wrath...
BitMex denies CFTC and DoJ allegations, says trading will continue
In a blog post published Thursday afternoon, Bitmex lashed out at charges that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Department of Justice filed against the exchange and its management earlier...
3 reasons why the CFTC action against BitMEX will not crash Bitcoin price
Within the last few hours Bitcoin (BTC) price plummeted as the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged BitMEX with facilitating money laundering and...